Tuesday, November 22, 2011

ENOUGH ALREADY!

Don't we have enough laws? Aren't there any places where the government shouldn't be involved? Should we be running every purchase and business decision by a government panel?

Government wants to tell Chase how much it can charge Wal Mart for using their debit card network. Why? National Security? No, so Wal Mart can make more money and banks can make less.

Government wants to mandate that people buy health insurance or be fined. Why? Because they insist that increasing demand for a limited resource will help drive down costs. They missed that day in basic economics class.

Government wants to mandate that drug manufacturers sell some drugs at a loss because they're important. It's only fair right?

Now Government wants to mandate the business practices of airlines as it pertains to baggage fees. I mean, I understand that people hate baggage fees. I get it. I despise the practice of charging me to check bags. It's despicable. I have never paid a baggage fee on a domestic flight though, and I won't. I'll fly southwest or another carrier that doesn't charge them. I'll pack light and use only the carry-on. Whatever. It's all good. That's not good enough. Our government, who think they must be involved in the most minute details of our lives, from telling us who we can marry and how we must educate our children to how our businesses interact with our customers, wants to do something about baggage fees. And, so long as the courts ignore the reasonable limitations of Congressional Authority found in the Constitution, they'll get away with it.